Album Reviews

The Pop Group The Boys Whose Head Exploded (Freaks R Us CD) The first time I ever saw the Pop Group, they were a completely unknown proposition, opening for Otway-Barrett at the Lyceum in London, and positively nobody knew what … ►

Cait Brennan Debutante Black Market Glamour (CD) Ron and Russell Mael had a baby and they named it… no, not really. But if you take the bippity-boppity hat that every great Sparks record ought to wear, add the lamé jacket … ►

The Honey Pot Inside the Whale Mega Dodo (CD/LP) Live in London Mega Dodo (CD) Lisa Dreams Mega Dodo (single) If there’s such a thing as a supergroup in these dark and dismal times, the Honey Pot is probably it. … ►

Don’t look now, but the eighties are back. Okay, theoretically, they never went away – not really. Such a monumental lack of taste, after all, could scarcely be remedied by the mere turning of a calendar page, and besides, some … ►

various Fashions (CD) Sendelica Ziggy Stardust (45) (both Fruits de Mer) Sendelica I’ll Walk With The Stars For You (http://sendelica.bandcamp.com) Of all the tributes offered up to the recently fallen David Bowie, the most affecting, and effective was, in fact, … ►

various artists Dust on the Nettles – A Journey Through the British Underground Folk Scene 1967-1972 Grapefruit CRSEGBOX 030 (3CD) This is not the first collection to delve into whatever we’re calling this music this week… acid-wyrd-psychic-prog-folk-marshmallows…. but it could … ►

The release, early last year, of a 180 gram vinyl edition of Gong’s landmark Camembert Electrique was widely regarded among the most significant prog reissues of recent seasons – and maybe it still is. Not in its own right, however, … ►